page_title: Myrica rubra
section_title: Cultivation
hierarchical_section_title: Myrica rubra / Cultivation
caption_attribution_description: English: myrica rubra grown in Fremont, California
context_page_description: Myrica rubra, also called yangmei, yamamomo, Chinese bayberry, Japanese bayberry, red bayberry, yumberry, waxberry, or Chinese strawberry is a subtropical tree grown for its fruit.
context_section_description: Chinese cultivation is concentrated south of the Yangtze River, where it has considerable economic importance and  has been grown for at least 2000 years. 
  It tolerates poor acidic soils. The root system is 5–60 cm (2.0–23.6 in) deep, with no obvious taproot.
  Myrica rubra was first introduced into the United States by Frank Nicholas Meyer from seed purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Co. in Japan and published in the Bulletin of Foreign Plant Introductions in 1918. Plants from the collection were grown and fruited in Chico, California and in Brooksville, Florida by David Fairchild. M. rubra is being commercialized in California by Calmei, a California corporation.  Trees are prolific producers, with a single tree yielding some 100 kilograms (220 lb) of fruit. As of 2007, 865,000 acres were devoted to yangmei production in China – double the amount of acres utilized in apple production in the United States.
  The tree is used as ornaments for parks and streets. It is also a traditional tree used in composing classical East Asian gardens.
caption: M. rubra grown in Fremont, California
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